MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '19 at 19:52
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 239 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 384 46% 354 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 117 Parallax 115 89% 114 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 104 Splatting 91.2 79% 97.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 248 239 244 237 226 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 396 Write 338 Mixed 225 SusWrite 245 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 29.7 117% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 126 141% 242 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 110%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 174GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 355 395 381 382 385 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 379 Mixed 291 SusWrite 373 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 33.7 126% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 171 171% 278 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 288 202 139 128 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 372 Mixed 317 SusWrite 202 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 47.2 160% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 327 249% 338 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 124%
Intel MEMPEK1W032GA 29GB 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 18GB free Firmware: K3110310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 223 239 229 230 232 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 919 Write 228 Mixed 363 SusWrite 227 95% 434 MB/s	4K Read 190 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 132 512% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 827 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 414 337% 495 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 328%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GTZRX 04CD F4-2400C15-8GTZRX 04CD F4-2400C15-8GTZR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GTZR 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 19.1 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 86%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,826x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	388x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16